Episode 2 | The Man with the Microphone

American Hostage

Criminal Content

Fiction, History, True Crime

4.7 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Tony and Fred’s negotiations heat up as WIBC and Indianapolis detectives contemplate the ramifications of letting a hostage-taker air his personal grievances live on the radio.

Starring: Jon Hamm, Joe Perrino, Dylan Baker, Carla Gugino and Becky Ann Baker
Directed by: Shawn Christensen
Written by: CD Carpenter

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0:00.0	Follow American Hostage wherever you get your podcasts to binge all eight episodes right now.
0:07.0	This podcast is based on a true story of a hostage crisis that took place in Indianapolis in 1977.
0:19.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:22.9	Episode 2.
0:24.4	The Man with the Microphone.
0:27.4	W.R. B.C.
0:29.4	You're on the radio.
0:33.1	10-7.
0:34.1	W-R-B-C.
0:36.7	Radio Indiana. W-I-B-C, Indiana, W-I-B-C, Indianapolis.
0:41.7	Everybody was told us. America was that he had a meeting with the gentleman,
0:56.0	everybody was told to get out of his way in the offices so that he could take the hospital.
1:01.0	America was built on values, on ideas and ideals, truth, liberty, and apple pie.
1:09.0	But somewhere by the people for the people became
1:12.2	twisted by the media that noblest institution which was meant to connect us
1:16.3	and unite us as a nation but it was a circus of course and you either watched it
1:21.4	with fascination or you became part of it wait a minute wait a minute
1:27.3	Fred what the hell do you mean you've already talked to him?
1:29.3	He'd been calling us non-stop for the past hour.
1:32.3	Yeah, Fred, because he's a psychopath.
1:34.3	And now you've engaged directly with a psychopath.
1:37.3	Jim, he wants me to interview him.
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